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Decision 2012's 'issues'. bore me. In just about six months, the nation will vote for a president. But if things continue the way they're going, I don't know how I'll make it. The campaign blather is unbelievable.

A polygamist sect leader convicted of sexually assaulting two underage girls ruled his followers with a heavy hand, banning parades, dancing, Sports Illustrated magazine and even the color red, a sect member testified Saturday at his sentencing.

U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall's praise for the defeated "Cut, Cap and Balance" bill is most troubling. The proposed House bill would have cut total spending by $111 billion for fiscal year 2012 which represents 1 percent of the U.S. economy. The timing of these cuts when the U.S. economy is severely weakened might have pushed us back into a full blown recession.

The editorial cartoon depicting auto manufacturers sending Barack Obama a message that the technology doesn't exist to create a car that will get 52 miles per gallon over multiple forms of technology (smart phone, satellite, iPad, etc.) implies that manufacturers are lying or at least aren't trying hard enough. He uses a non sequitir to argue this point; since these forms of communication technology exist, it must therefore be possible to fulfill Obama's out-of-thin-air mpg mandate.

While the change to a single hauler trash service was difficult for some -- including this reader -- in Gwinnett County, I am happy to say a year later that it has in my opinion been worthwhile. Our neighborhoods are cleaner and I am pleased to see not only more neighbors recycling but am very pleased that we can recycle more items, too.